St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14
CHAT IN THE CORRIDORS.
Numerous Prominent Men Who We're
Found Talking i'll tbs Hotel Lob
bies OF st. Paul.
The Big Mayor of Fargo Sizes Up
Things in His Territory in His
Own Way.
A Little Excitement That Mr.. Carleton
OF Operate Fame Caused in
Barber Shop---Notes.
ROTUNDA RIFF-RAFF.

Abe Rhorback, the owner of the IA
nous pacing horse, Mike Wilkes, was on
the streets of the city yesterday and was
caught in the rotunda of the Merchants
in conversation with Aid. Long. Nat
uraliy enough, between these men the
conversation turned on the subject of
horse flesh and Abe said he hadn't tried
10 put Wilkes to 4 fast mile this season,
but he had paced him some rapid quart
erS. He said the Saltwater bay was
showing up in splendid shape and never
looked better or gave brighter promises
of showing great speed when put to the
test. Abe intends 10 enter him in the
free-tor-all pacing race ut the meeting
OF the Northwestern circuit and eX-
he will take first money against
all c0MerS, Johnston not excepted.
As horse talk flowed, the name
of Boston Davis, Abe's trotting
gelding, was mentioned, and he said
Boston was showing wonderful speed
this spring. He believed he could trot
by Wilkes easily. He didn't intend to
enter him i'll the circuit this year, but
he has shown such speed that he pro-
poses To put him in the free-for-all trot-
ting event. He gave him a test mile on
Va
and the speed he showed was 4 genuine
surprise 10 everybody acquainted with
the horse.
A tall man with broad shoulders and
Sun-brOwned face came into the Mer-
chants yesterday afternoon and ordered
two lemonadeS sent upstairs. This was
Il. {. Nelson, of Regina, Northwest ter
ritory. for sixteen years in charge of the
Indian surveying department of Canada.
He spoke III Editor O'Brien and said
that the people up in his part OF the
country had no use for him. and he
would probably not endeavor to DO any
work there. if he did he would find q
cold reception. Gabriel Dumont's name
was mentioned, and he said he had
heard that the agitator intpndea to come
up near the line and stir up the half
breeds and Indians again, but he thought
Gabriel had received lesson that would
prevent him from making very much OF
disturbance. Mr.. Nelson was accom-
panied by his wife and son Maurice, and
Miss Pontou. The party left for Chi
cago last evening.
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The portly figure of J. F. Meagher,
the MankatO politician, was noticed in
the Merchants rOtunda yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Meagher had taken a run
down to Red Wing with the reform
school commissioners in the morning and
returned on an early train to await the
arrival of the other members later in the
day. Mr.. Meagher casually remarked
that he didn't believe the next Demo
cratic National convention would think
of making any other nomination for the
presidency Of the United States, than
Grover Cleveland, if the latter was alive
at that time. He remarked that some
body had said that President Cleveland
would retire from Office with round
100000 clear profit in his pocket, and
added that if it were true, he would
wager all he was worth that Cleveland
made the money legitimately. He spoke
in highest terms OF young Presley, who
nearly sutfocated under the tank in the
gas works at MankatO. He was
nephew of Bart Presley, a st. Paul
pioneer, deceased.
DR.. John Kurtz, stately looking
physician from Moorhead, was posing
in the rotunda OF the Ryan yesterday.
DR.. kurtZ was for long time physician
and surgeon for the Northern Pacific
road and saw that line bnild west
from Fargo until it met the extension
from the Pacific coast. He has been
engaged i'll the drug business in con-
several yearS.and was one Of the victims
of the cOntlagrati0n that wiped out the
Key City block, four years ago.
The doors of the dining-room at the
Ryan swung open yesterday and about
3l5 pounds of human flesh walked
through and down the center aisle. The
walters gave a gasp and OEe whispered:
Look out, he step On You" an
other asked, who is he:'' and third
replied. Maj. y. w. Edwards, mayor
of Fargo" The hot weather doesn't
seem to have robbed the majors bones
of any flesh and he seemed i'll good
spirits as he sat on the counter in the
Ryan rOtunda and wished there was a
chair in the house big enough to hold
him. He arrived in the city ycstel day
noon and left last night for Yank-
ton. where he Will attend a
term of the supreme court. He
said Fargo'S new electric light mast. 1872
feet high. would Ge up and in running
order by the list of June. 1t will stanA
on the site of the one that was blown
down, near the Northern Pacific railroad
crossing on Broadway. The major said
j. Nj. Quinn came very near losing the
SecretaryShip Of the railroad eOiuii;iS-
sion. That Smith wanted him t. I.:0Vc
to Huron and assist him in editing ihr
Huron times, promising him, il he would
do this, he woUld v0t" for iiI. Abe
BOynton was Quinn's friend and Stool!
by him. GTfggS wanted Col. West ra-
elected. Finally Smith went OYvy To
Quinn and that settled it. i'.;Cft HI; y
been rum0r a;.Gat Ia tie erect that
Col. Pat DOnan woul': again Ssui:e the
managing cGitorSlIipo OF tie Fargo ..rEiiS
in the n"2f future, aud Tie major did
not deny that this WIS true. He said
there had been sufficient rain III the Red
river valley, but west of there it was
getting cry.
w. r. Kellogg. editor and proprietor
Of the jamestown .tierG- jamestown,
Oak, was at the Ryan yesterday. Mr.
Kellogg candidate fAr mayor % jan ~.
town got knocked out, bat he ci;'ip.S
that he iS still tE t3rtii. VIII :. ;tCd
solid foundation under him. he left
last night fer luiUth, where he iHtt i.tIs;
to allow himself 10 get mixed up with
two Or three real estate deals.
Ehle Allen has resigned the chief
clerkship of the Merchants, and, il is
claimed, will 20 into business. Ii is
rumored that the position has been ten
dered Johnny Ford, formerly OF the
Ryan.
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